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South Africa has summoned the Rwandan envoy in Pretoria after a Rwandan pro-government news site reportedly called a key minister a "prostitute". Lindiwe Sisulu, the South African international relations minister, has also been criticised…
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Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that he has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections. He made the remarks at the 27th annual Owu National Convention, held in Iwo, Osun State…
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Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said on Sunday President Emmanuel Macron was to blame for the “yellow vest” protests that haverattled France and urged Brussels to take heed of what was happening.Salvini, head of the rightist…
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday renewed his call to end a federal probe into Russian election meddling, describing the investigation as a “witch hunt” a day after U.S. prosecutors detailed a previously unknown attempt by a Russian…
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Police in Paris have fired rubber bullets and tear gas as a fourth weekend of anti-government protests across France turned violent. The French interior ministry said 118 people had been injured in the protests in several cities,…
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A Rwandan court in the capital, Kigali, has acquitted government critic Diane Rwigara and her mother of charges of inciting insurrection and forgery. Ms Rwigara was imprisoned for over a year, after being barred from running in…
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China is demanding the release of telecoms giant Huawei's chief financial officer, who has been detained in Canada. Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the company's founder, could face extradition to the US. She was arrested in Vancouver on…
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Britain will suspend its top tier investor visas, which require 2 million pounds ($2.55 million) in investment, as part of a drive to crack down on organized crime and money laundering. From Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern oil…
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French authorities are worried that another wave of “great violence” and rioting will be unleashed in Paris this weekend by a hard core of several thousand ‘yellow vest’ protesters, an official in the French presidency said on Thursday.…
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People are stealing about 60% of the electricity generated in Liberia annually by making illegal connections to their homes and businesses, the state-owned power utility has said. The theft caused annual losses of about $35m (£27m),…
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